I have five herniated discs, which seems to be giving me the same numerous symptoms listed for MS. Other than no drop foot syndrome, the issues below have been escalating for the past two years.
-Unexplained severe Vertigo lasting for weeks at a time, cognitive problems, numbness, fatigue, balance problems, bladder - everything below except incontinence.
Incontinence (inability to retain urine in the bladder)
Urinary
frequency (the need to urinate more often than normal)
Urinary
urgency (an urgent need to urinate)
Nocturia (the need to go to the toilet during the night)
Urinary
hesitancy (inability to begin urination 'on command')
Urinary
retention (the inability to completely empty the bladder)
Combined with the symptoms that the pain medication causes, it is difficult to understand if I have MS at all, or maybe have early symptoms. If I can't get a Neurologist to do another MRI, how do I get a proper diagnosis?
The specialist first mentioned MS on our first of two visits, and said he was ordering an MRI of my skull to rule it out. Instead of that MRI, I ended up having a second series of spine MRIs, of the cervical and lumbar areas. I questioned the radiologist before the appointment, and he said there was no mistake about which area was supposed to be done.
My next appointment is months away. Should I be worried?